Sweetened Green
127-4DB · #9ACD86 · LRV 52 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Sage Green22
- 2Evergreen Fog30
- 3Sweetened Green52
- 4Soft Fern57
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Sweetened Green, Really?
Sweetened Green reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 127-4DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sweetened Green
Sweetened Green is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Sweetened Green
At LRV 52, Sweetened Green is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Sweetened Green are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Dutch Boy 127-4DB directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | PicnicSW 6731 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.2 | 47 | Color page → |
| Behr | Young GreenP390-4 · Behr | 3.9 | 56 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Exotic Bloom551 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 49 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Whipped Pistachio8002-30D · Valspar | 2.1 | 54 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Celery SprigPPG1224-6 · PPG / Glidden | 2.2 | 57 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Jungle Vine50GY 51/437 · Glidden | 2.3 | 51 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Sweetened Green within Dutch Boy's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #9ACD86 in HSL space. Pair Sweetened Green with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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